Daxianguan

Chapter 777 Xiao Yu Summons
However, because it is a competitive relationship, especially the recent fierce fighting with each other, they only greet each other symbolically, and will not talk further, let alone sit together.

It's like Wang Shenling, after he came, he looked at the Minister of Rites with strange eyes. It is said that there are some rumors about Wang Shenling outside recently, which is not good. Although it is harmless, it is still an influence. Now it seems that the instigator , it is most likely the Minister of Rites.

Similarly, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites looked at Shangshu of Hubu with an unfriendly expression.

The willingness is very simple. Just two days ago, the Minister of the Ministry of Households notified the Yushi, and arrested a doctor under the Ministry of Rites. The reason was that the bank account that the other party had handed over for several years was a problem, and the root cause should be thoroughly investigated.

Although this kind of thing is only aimed at a doctor, but the so-called beating a dog depends on the owner, and it is so harsh and targeted to the senior officials under the Ministry of Rites. Shangshu's work is not comprehensive, at least in terms of employing people.

This kind of thing, especially at such a critical moment, will definitely affect whether he can be appointed as a minister, so it is no wonder that the Minister of Rites is happy about the act of stabbing a knife in the back at such a critical moment.

In addition to these three, there are several competitors who are also friendly on the surface at the moment, but hostile behind the scenes. Of course, there are also those who are qualified to participate in the competition but have no competition.

Chu Xian was one of them. In addition, Zhao Heng, Minister of the Ministry of War, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and others had said that they would not participate in the competition for the Minister's order.

So for them, they observe with a peaceful mind.

At this time, Grand Master Xiao Yu came.

But this time, Grand Master Xiao Yu only came to drink a glass of wine, and then left in a hurry. After all, Xiao Yu had a lot of business to do, and being able to come to drink a glass of wine was something that others could not envy.

After that, Yang Zhenqing also drank wine, said a few words of blessing, and also left. After that, one after another, according to the rank of the official, everyone who should go left, so the rest are Chu Xian's true friends, of course. Drank a few more glasses.It's just that their identities and status are different this time, so before midnight, everyone has already left one after another.

After tonight, Ji Wen and Concubine Luo officially became Chu Xian's second and third wives, which can be regarded as having a status, and Ji Wen's deputy Dutong of the Dongzhu Division also resigned, but Ji Wen had already planned to do so. It was in the Chuxian Mansion that a group of masters similar to the inner guards of the hole candles were secretly trained to inquire about news and do things that were difficult to come to the fore.

Li Yuanming left very low-key, and did not even greet any of his colleagues. Obviously, the previous Shang Shuling was completely defeated in the process of "fighting" with Grand Master Xiao Yu. Naturally, some of the forces and subordinate officials originally belonged to Li Yuanming were transferred. , Some were replaced, and some cast another door, looking for new asylum and backing.

Among them, Liu Jiwen had the worst life.

He is considered to be the highest ranking and most powerful in Li Yuanming's faction. After all, he is the right servant of the household department and a member of the Shoufu Pavilion. It stands to reason that whoever he wants to seek refuge with should be willing to accept him.

It's just because he and Li Yuanming were too close before, so until now, no one is willing to 'accept' him, so Liu Jiwen's position in the Shoufu Pavilion is very embarrassing, basically he has no sense of existence.Of course, there is another reason, the relationship between him and Chu Xian was too tense before, which also played a big role.

The competition for Shang Shuling is more 'tragic' than anyone imagined before, or it has dragged on for too long. The Shoufu Pavilion has discussed twice on the issue of Shang Shuling's selection, but there is no result. It was mentioned at the court meeting, but it also ended in vain, because no matter who is elected, other people will try their best to suppress and destroy it.

In this way, it actually formed a very bad vicious circle.

That is, other people will not agree with whoever goes up, they will all oppose it, and they will find various reasons for disagreeing. Fortunately, the senior management of the Shoufu Pavilion has long known about this, so whether it is Da Situ or Da Sima, the two The top general, Yang Zhenqing and even Grand Master Xiao Yu, did not express their views.

Obviously, they were all observing, or in other words, even among them, they had not yet made a final decision as to who would take up the extremely important official position of Shang Shuling.

But this kind of matter can't be dragged on forever, and it's still pending. Shang Shuling's position is very important. There are too many things that need to be handled by this official position, so everyone knows that a decision must be made as soon as possible.

When Chu Xian was in the Ministry of Households, he was suddenly summoned by Grand Master Xiao Yu urgently. The immortal army guards who passed on the orders were definitely the kind of meticulous ones, the kind that they would definitely obey when Grand Master Xiao Yu gave orders.

Chu Xian naturally didn't dare to delay, so he ordered his subordinates to continue to deal with the affairs, and he followed the Xianjunwei to the 'Zixiao Pavilion' where Grand Master Xiao Yu was.

This is the power center of the Holy Dynasty. In normal times, there are six ministers at the first level, and they are not allowed to enter at will.

When Chu Xian arrived, Grand Master Xiao Yu was reviewing documents behind a huge desk, guarded by the immortal army guards, and also assisted by servants. It can be seen that Grand Master Xiao Yu usually handles a heinous amount of official documents.

"You go down first." Grand Master Xiao Yu kept writing, without raising his head, while writing something, he gave instructions. At that moment, those immortal army guards and servants quietly retreated. Apart from Grand Master Xiao Yu, only Chu Xian was left.

"Chu Xian, tell me about the household affairs." Grand Master Xiao Yu continued to write, and what he ordered was obviously to listen to Chu Xian's report on the household affairs.

If I were someone else, I might have to think about it for a while, but Chu Xian does a lot of things every day, and he already knows the overall situation of the household department very well, especially in the recent period when Liu Jiwen voluntarily handed over a lot of things Afterwards, Chu Xian's title of 'Half Household Minister' was definitely confirmed.

So when it comes to speaking, it is definitely quite comprehensive and careful. Even if Shangshu Hubu himself said it, it might not be as good and thorough as what Chu Xian said.

Grand Master Xiao Yu could clearly tell the difference between good and bad, so he nodded at this moment: "Although you have only been in the Ministry of Household Affairs for more than three years, the things you have done and the achievements you have made far exceed those officials who have stayed for 30 years. , I am very pleased that you were assigned to the household department back then, and this step was the right one, especially the land reform, which is of great significance to the Holy Dynasty, and you are the hero in this matter."

The merciless praise made Chu Xian a little embarrassed, but Chu Xian knew better that Grand Master Xiao Yu specially summoned him not just to praise himself.

There must be something next.

Just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

Next, Grand Master Xiao Yu continued to write, without raising his eyes, and said: "You should know about the recent competition for the Minister's order, right?"

Chu Xian definitely couldn't say that he didn't know about this matter, after all, everyone knew about this matter now. To be honest, Chu Xian didn't expect that all parties would fight to such an extent at the beginning.

So Chu Xian nodded, but did not express any opinion.

I just don't want to publish it, and obviously I can't do it at this time, Grand Master Xiao Yu said directly: "Tell me your opinion."

This is to force people to express their opinions. You must know that although Grand Master Xiao Yu seems to ask casually, this kind of thing is not that simple. If you are not careful, you may say the wrong thing.Most importantly, I don't know which kind Xiao Yu and his grand master want to hear. This kind of guessing people's thoughts is the most complicated thing. Many people are in the officialdom like a fish in water, and they actually have this ability to guess Shangguan's intentions. , but there is no doubt that this kind of people live very tired.

Chu Xian can naturally guess other people's thoughts, but he is not willing to do so. What's more, since it is a guess, there will always be times when it is wrong. Once it is wrong, it will be lost forever.

So Chu Xian didn't guess, but just told what he thought, it's better to keep it simple.

"No matter how much you fight for it, the Shang Shuling must not be left vacant. After all, this position is a powerful official position. If no one is in charge, it will always cause all kinds of troubles, and it will also hurt peace."

What Chu Xian said was actually very tactful. Upon hearing this, Grand Master Xiao Yu stopped the pen in his hand and threw it aside. Obviously, he was very angry.

"Injury to peace? They still know to be injury to peace? They were almost about to fight, one by one, for the position of Shang Shuling, they have no scruples, shameless." Grand Master Xiao Yu's voice was very heavy, and his tone was also tinged. With anger, it could be seen that Grand Master Xiao Yu was very dissatisfied with this incident.

Chu Xian can also understand, after all, as the head of the Shoufu Pavilion, most of the time, he can't talk about it, and many things have to be done according to the rules of the Holy Dynasty.

Just like the selection of Shangshu Ling, more than half of the immortal officials in the Shoufu Pavilion must agree that a certain person may be promoted, and this person must be qualified.

This matter was originally easy, but unexpectedly, in the two Shoufu Pavilion meetings, no one could reach half of the support, and each other undermined each other, fighting openly and secretly. Now the entire officialdom is because of this upper-level struggle, and some people are in danger , It can even be said that it is a bit of a mess.

In this way, it is strange that Grand Master Xiao Yu is happy.

At this time, Grand Master Xiao Yu finally looked at Chu Xian and asked, "Chu Xian, if I remember correctly, I voted for Wang Shenling both times, can you tell me your thoughts?"

Chu Xian knew that Grand Master Xiao Yu might ask this question, so he didn't hesitate, and said directly: "Going back to Grand Master Xiao, let's discuss the matter. I believe that Master Wang Shenling is indeed qualified to be a minister. His official rank is the closest , and his qualifications are sufficient, he is also a veteran immortal official in the Shoufu Pavilion, and his style of doing things is stable, so he is relatively suitable to be the minister."

This is Chu Xian's idea.

(End of this chapter)